CONTENTS.

PAGK Finances of 1900-01 : — Revenue .. .. .. .. .. ~ ~ m Expenditure .. .. .. .. .. ~ v Result .. .. .. .. ~ ~ v The Public Works Fund .. .. .. .. .. .. ~ v Loans to Local Bodies Accoun .. .. .. .. .. v Land- and Income-tax .. .. .. .. .. v The Land for Settlements Account .. .. ~ .. .. v i The Public Debt .. .. .. .. .. .. .. vii Our Recent Loan-flotation .. .. .. .. .. ~ v ijj Comparative Statement, 1890-91 to 1900-01 .. .. .. .. .. v iii Revenues Received, 1891 to 1900-01.. .. .. - .. .. x Population .. .. .. .. ~ ~ _ x Our Working Railways .. .. .. .. x ; Railway Concessions .. .. .. .. .. .. .. xii North Island Main Trunk Railway .. .. .. .. .. xii Midland Railway .. .. .. .. .. .. ~ x ;ii Post and Telegraphs .. .. .. .. - .. .. ~ x jii Post-Office Savings-Banks '.. .. ;. .. .. xiv National Education Capitation and Teachers' Salaries .. .. .. .. xv Manual and Technical Instruction .. .. .. .. .. , . xv Gold-mining .. .. ■ .. .. .. ~ ~ ~ xv j Riparian Rights .. .. ' .. ~ ~ .. xv j State Coal-mine .. .. .. .. ~ ~ xv i Reduotion of Mortgage-tax .. .. .. .. .. .. xvij Finance of 1901-02— Expenditure .. .. .. .. ~ .. ~ xv ji Revenue .. .. .. .. .. ~ .. .. XV m Result .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. xix Crown Tenants' Rebate of Rents .. .. .. .. .. .. xix Old-age Pensions .. .. .. .. ~ .. xx Help to Farmers and Producers ; Cool-storage .. .. .. .. .. xx Trade with South Africa.. .. .. .. .. .. .. xxi Oar Boys at the Front; Returned Troopers .. .. .. .. .. xxi Federation with Australia .. .. .. .. .. xxii British Maii-services .. .. .. .. .. .. .. xxii Pacific Gable .. .. .. .. .. ~ .. ~ xx ;i Greater New Zealand .. .. .. .. .. .. .. xxu 'i Additional Funds .. .. .. .. .. .. ~ xx jii Summary and Conclusion .. .. .. .. .. .. xxiv